N5451 module 5 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

N5451 Skills Lab Video Quizzes - Module 5 Injectable Medications A nurse is preparing a medication from a glass ampule. After breaking the ampule, the nurse notes blood on the gauze pad. What should the nurse do first? Discard the ampule and medication Blood on the gauze pad indicates the nurse has been cut while opening the glass ampule. The nurse should first discard the ampule and medication in case contamination has occurred. The nurse would then clean and bandage the wound, and then obtai...

N5451 Skills Lab Video Quizzes - Module 11 Pain Management The nurse is assessing a client's pain and asks the client, "What words would you use to describe your pain?" What characteristic of pain is the nurse assessing with this question? Quality When assessing a client's pain, what characteristic of pain does the nurse assess using a pain rating scale? Intensity A client rates pain on a numeric pain scale at a "5" out of 10. What type of pain is this client experiencing? Moderate The n...

N5451 Skills Lab Video Quizzes - Module 14 Urinary Catheters The nurse is caring for a client with an indwelling urinary catheter. For this client, the nurse plays a key role in prevention of which most common complication? Catheter-associated urinary tract infections The nurse prepares for insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter for a female client. Prior to catheter insertion, what should the nurse do? Select all that apply. Confirm the medical prescription for indwelling catheter insert...

N5451 Skills Lab Video Quizzes - Module 7 Perioperative Nursing The nurse is teaching a client how to perform the recommended postoperative activities to avoid potential complications. In which body system may complications most commonly be avoided by performing these activities? Cardiovascular The nurse demonstrates that the client understands preoperative teaching by documenting which client statement? " Leg exercises will help decrease risk of a blood clot." What is the most important re...

N5451 Skills Lab Video Quizzes - Module 4 Oral and Topical Medications The nurse is to administer a medication to a client in isolation and the medication is in a multi-dose container. How will the nurse complete the third check of medication administration? Check the multi-dose label before putting the container back in the drawer and label medicine cup with needed information. The multi-dose container should not be taken into an isolation room. The label should be verified, and medication pl...

N5451 Skills Lab Video Quizzes - Module 6 Intravenous Medication The nurse is attaching the infusion tubing to the medication container when administering a piggyback IV infusion of medication. What motion would the nurse use when inserting the tubing spike into the port? Firm pushing and twisting motion. When administering a piggyback infusion, the nurse would attach the infusion tubing to the medication container by inserting the tubing spike into the port with a firm pushing and twisting mo...